PDF file: EURASNET Annual Report 2008

1 PUBLISHABLE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EURASNEThttp://www.eurasnet.info/The EURANET Network of Excellence set out to pursue the following project objectives:To carry out an ambitious program of joint research that will elucidate the regulatory mechanisms andsignificance of alternative splicing, at the molecular, cellular and organismal level.To create a communication structure that will facilitate the exchange of information, procedures, reagents andpersonnel, as well as sharing resources and establishing fluent interdisciplinary dialogue among the membersof the network.To implement a competitive, externally-reviewed “Young Investigator” Program that will facilitate theestablishment of new research groups throughout Europe.To explore and exploit the applicability of the activities of the network, particularly in the area of biomedicalapplications. Also, to include efforts that increase the profile and awareness of the RNA field within Europeansociety, bringing understanding to the public, policy makers and other stakeholders.Parties to the EURASNET contract:(1) Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.EURASNET COORDINATORProf. Reinhard Lührmann, Research DirectorPhone: +49-551-2011407 FAX: +49-551-2011197Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, GermanyDepartment of Cellular BiochemistryAm Fassberg 11, 37077 GöttingenDr. Karla Neugebauer, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, DresdenDr. Henning Urlaub, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen(2) Centre de Regulació Genòmica, Barcelona, SpainDr. Juan Valcárcel(4) Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenProf. Göran Akusjärvi(5) European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, GermanyDr. Peer Bork, Associate Programme Coordinator EMBL Heidelberg, GermanyDr. Rolf Apweiler, EBI Sequence Database Group, Hinxton, UK(6) Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Aviv, IsraelGil Ast, PhD(7) International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, ItalyProf. Francisco E. Baralle(8) Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria4